Saints have taken it easy tonight in prep for next week.

Expect another wire defeat.

If that's true he should have been taken out of the firing line, or he should have hit him a lot harder.

Video ref decided the winner

I think most people are bored of hearing moaning, especially after last year. This defeat will do us good and we can't realistically expect to win every game.

It certainly was 2 tries chalked off for reasons i cant actually fathom. I can't remember if there was a 3rd.

Considering a Wigan try that was given for not actually controlling the ball during the grounding.

It was apauling from the video ref.

Brilliant, gladatorial battle but we're still talking about the officials - tells you everything.

But lets face it we were up against it with the gaps in the forwards and even the weather conspired to make it attritonal and suit their bigger men.

Heads should be held high. We need troops back quickly but I still fancy us to do Saints.

100% this.

Its a tough one though really, calls were correct we would have won, but Wigan absolutely deserved the win. They were the better side tonight. This should have been one of those occasions where the best team lost though.

We made far too many errors. Made nowhere near enough ground, completed far too low and played the game in our own half. We should have been battered, but credit to the team we weren't.

They've been "taking it easy" ever since they won the WCC then, cos they've been garbage.

Phil Clarke right though outplayed at Cats and now tonight.Worrying signs.

To be honest, I’m glad the 8/8 thing is now over, because I’ve a feeling that was adding pressure and almost every interview it was brought up.
Now we don’t have that to hinder.

We have been beaten in the forwards, we need some bodies back. It would be a worry if we were at or near full strength. As it stands we had a 2 prop pack and were asking far too much of them. We have lost by 7 points and won by 6 points despite not being the best side against 2 sides which will definitely feature at the business end of the season. I'm optimistic after the last 2 matches personally. We need bullock fit, we need dudson with his head on it m, we need philbin, harrison and we need to replace mikale.

I thought we were well covered in the front row this season but I think we need another in to replace mikale, we need a big unit as well IMO.

Powell hit the nail on the head. We had a lesson in wet weather rugby.

7 point loss with a dubious Wigan try awarded by the video ref and 2 disallowed tries from the video ref that are controversial in being disallowed.
Up against it for 73 minutes of 80 minutes.
Yes. We look a little light in the forwards. But it could so easily of been a win. It had to come to a end at some point. Its just a bit bitter in how the run came to a end. Onwards and upwards. Let's dust ourselves off and bring on next week.

As the duck says packs win games backs decide by how much there’s nothing more evident than what we saw tonight. Let’s stop over reacting.

Mikaele is a big loss mate.

I hope the club haven’t spunked his salary on George and Paul.

This is a fair summary I think. Plus we had some poor individual performances and silly errors. I don't see a win against Saints away but hopefully after the international break we can get back on the horse.

Other than the officiating which was bizarre to say the least we have come out of that with no reason to have a go at the team. Most of our forwards sat in the stand it was never going to be easy. Wigan needing to drop a goal will know it was not easy il take heart from that.

What we don’t need is fans starting to get jittery, 8/8 from how many can say they saw that at start of season,worrying signs my arris we were never going to win every game that a proverbial wet dream. Just remember last season and where we were and the breathe and smile.

We will struggle against saints without another forward available. I don't think they will blow us away though and they will be riddled with self doubt at the minute after they had their backsides paddled by Hull KR (as I had correctly called to the sad one).

Incompetence who by..we were beaten by the better team..grow up or bugger off.wont be the 1st team you left in sulk

Just got back. My brief summary

Video ref - what's the point in one?

Drinkwater - had a stinker

Kasiano - put his size to use and had a good game

Lacked a pack tonight, no momentum or roll down the pitch.

Nevermind, effort was there, execution was lacking. Too many knock ons, forced passes etc.

So you think the video ref had a good game then?

Video ref gives the correct calls , Warrington win

Thought Kasiano got totally done over tonight to be honest.

Him and Vaughn will be having nightmares about Isa keeping them both honest and old manning them all game.

It’s one game though no need to panic.

Great spectacle and you will learn from it.

Top 2 teams in the comp by a mile off that display.

Look we lost still top of the table get over it. On Redvee they have a thread about not making the top 6 oh a the Cunningham mk 2 as been added to. You want to have a whine do it if we get beat by Wakefield after the break and for what it’s worth I can’t see Saints beating us next week unless we got any injuries from this game then we really would struggle.

What a silly post.

Don't blame the video ref for us having one bad game..or do you really think we were the better team and deserved to win if so you are are cuckoo..we were 2nd best all over the park tonight..accept it like a grown up..